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Word (adjective) to describe a harsh sound
Context: My brother just played a video with loud screeching noises in the background about 5 feet from me as I was reading a pleasant book. I turned to chastise him, exclaiming,
"John! Turn that ...
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What is an adjective that means 'inciting violence?'
I'm looking for a word that could be used to describe a street preacher who is intentionally riling up a crowd to get people to attack a specific individual, based on a mix of xenophobia and religious ...
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Adjective for an individual that takes intentional steps for a decitful outcome [closed]
'Ulterior Motive' comes to mind, but that doesn't describe the individual.
Example:
I was complaining about a specific behavior a co-worker exhibits that makes our peers request to work with me over ...
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Adjective for adult children
Is there an adjective in English to describe grown-up children? In context, I was writing about family dynamics and the "parental duty of care" towards children, but got stuck on a word describing any ...
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What would be the American equivalent of "Dickensian"?
An event, be it historical or cultural, is often expressed by the time period in which it occurred, or is reminiscent of.
For instance, British speakers will use the term Dickensian for people, ...
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What do you call a person who keeps talking about art; studies art, criticizes art, and thinks he'd be amazing with it. But he doesn't practice it
I've come across this word before. It's not "hypocrite". But the definition of the word was very specific. Basically it's an adjective, it's something you call a person who's really into art; like for ...
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A word to mean escape from a dire situation involving death
When the Sobibór prisoners escaped they were in a dire situation. They could stay in the camp to face certain execution, or revolt. Risking revolt meant they might die, but there would be a slim ...
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In search of a word: Contingent but without fail
I'm in search of a certain word which I cannot find in the dictionary or the internet, but I found something like it.
The word is contingent.
con·tin·gent (kn-tnjnt)
adj.
Liable to ...
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A single word for “blind” and “slow on the uptake” [closed]
We have a word tiomny in Russian which has the meanings blind, dim, and dumb. Is there a word (possibly slang) in American English which is as close in meaning to both blind and slow on the uptake?
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Simple English for "filling hunger"
I'm looking for a (preferably) one-word term to describe a meal that's filling.
I'd like to avoid ambiguity with the substance put inside cakes, also called filling.
Satiating appears to be too ...
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